The U.S. Senate on Friday was set to start a marathon session aimed at eventually handing Republican President Donald Trump sweeping legislation to extend tax cuts and achieve budget reductions in the face of staunch Democratic opposition.

The so-called vote-a-rama is an important step in those plans and could feature dozens of votes on amendments to the budget resolution that Senate Republicans unveiled Wednesday. The voting will likely stretch into Saturday morning and will culminate in a final vote on the resolution itself.

A final plan could be circulated as soon as Tuesday night amid unanswered accounting questions and concerns from deficit hawks.

After a long wait, the Senate is launching action on President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill” of tax breaks and spending cuts at a risky moment for the U.S. and global economy. More than a month after House Republicans surprised Washington by advancing their framework for Trump's $4.

The House and Senate are a long way from approving President Trump’s "big, beautiful bill" to cut spending and slash taxes. But the next step unfolds over the next 48 hours.

Democrats are calling the package a "scam." WASHINGTON - Republican senators met with President Donald Trump as they pushed ahead on his big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts. Lawmakers did not, however,

After a long wait, the Senate is launching action on President Donald Trump’s ”“big, beautiful bill” of tax breaks and spending cuts.

U.S. Senate Republicans took a procedural step forward on President Donald Trump's sweeping tax cut agenda on Thursday, overcoming concerns among some Republican lawmakers that the plan does not include sufficient spending cuts.

Senate Republicans are preparing to move forward with a budget plan that will enable them to implement President Trump's agenda, eyeing a vote later this week.